Investment strategy

Ken Griffin’s Wellington hedge fund at Citadel squeezes out 1% gain in volatile August

Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s suite of hedge funds at Citadel eked out small gains in what proved a volatile month…

Warren Buffett leads Berkshire Hathaway to new heights at age 94

Warren Buffett turned 94 on Friday and his sprawling, one-of-a-kind conglomerate has never been worth more than it is today.…

Dollar General shares crater 25% as retailer cuts outlook, blaming ‘financially constrained’ customers

Dollar General shares tumbled Thursday after the discount retailer slashed its sales and profit guidance for the full year, suggesting…

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hits $1 trillion market value, first U.S. company outside of tech to do so

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reached a $1 trillion market capitalization on Wednesday, the first nontechnology company in the U.S. to…

Increased sausage demand could be worrying signal on the economy

An uptick in sausage demand can offer the latest sign of consumers tightening their belts as they continue grappling with…

Why dividend stocks should be a hot play into fall

It appears more investors are eyeing dividend stocks ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision in September. Paul Baiocchi…

This small-cap fund is outperforming the Russell 2000. Here’s how it works

The Russell 2000 may have a profitability problem. Though the small-cap index gained 10.1% in July, it’s dropped roughly 4%…

U.S. job growth revised down by the most since 2009. Why this time is different

There’s a lot of debate about how much signal to take from the 818,000 downward revisions to U.S. payrolls —…

The explosion of online sports betting is taking a toll on how people invest

The explosion of online sports betting is taking a toll on personal finances, particularly among those who are financially distressed.…